STORYTIME: The Princess and the Witch -- Part 1

Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, there lived a beautiful princess. She lived in a pink castle next to a large forest. Every afternoon she would run out to play in the forest with her pink ball. She would play and play until it was time for dinner, then she would run back to the castle, eat, and go to bed. Every day was exactly the same.

One day, when she was playing in the forest, her ball bounced far away from her. She ran to get it, but the ball kept on bouncing and bouncing, each time getting farther and farther away from her. Finally, she lost sight of the ball. The princess walked further into the forest, looking for it. When she was just about to give up, she saw it, resting under a tree. But, as she got nearer she saw that there was another ball right next to hers. It was a bright red ball, and it was bouncing on its own....

(More tomorrow)

DAILY RECIPE: Potato Salad

4 potatoes
3 carrots
1 medium sized can of peas
light mayo
salt and pepper
2 hard boiled eggs (optional)

Cook peeled potatoes and carrots until tender, but still firm. Cut potatoes into large cubes, carrots into small ones. In a large bowl mix potatoes, carrots and peas. Stir in 1/2 cup of mayo, more if necessary, and toss well. Season with salt and pepper. Serve in a salad bowl, cold. You may decorate with slices of the hard boiled eggs.

TIP OF THE DAY

On index cards, write down different topics and questions such as: Favorite movies, What would you do if you had 3 wishes?, Olympic sports, Favorite vacation spot, What super power would you like to have?, etc. Put them in a box and once a week take one out during dinner and have your family talk about it.